HWO Meetings
START/TAG F2F – Pasadena, CA – March 2024
The second Face-to-Face (F2F) START/TAG meeting took place March 11 – March 13, 2024 in Pasadena, CA.
Group photo of the Habitable Worlds Observatory START/TAG members, and other NASA employees and representatives.
NASA
Present at the meeting were most members of the START and TAG, several of the Habitable World Observatory (HWO) working group chairs, and various other representatives from NASA centers. The public was invited to participate virtually. The meeting agenda is provided here.
Below are the various talks from the meeting, with the talk titles linked to PDF files containing the slides used, and with the recording labels linked to .mp4 files of the recording of the meeting.
Day 1: Monday, March 11, 2024
| Talk title (links to PDF) | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome & HQ Update | Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) | 0:00 |
| Q&A | ||
| Meeting Overview & Goals | John O’Meara (Keck Observatory) & Aki Roberge (NASA GSFC) | 06:00 |
| TAG Report on EACs and CECs | Lee Feinberg (GSFC) & Bertrand Mennesson (JPL) | 15:14 |
| Working Groups: Summaries, Status, & Plans 1 Also see consolidated WG summaries | ||
| Uncovering the Drivers of Galaxy Growth | Marc Postman (STScI) & Swara Ravindranath (GSFC) | 54:24 |
| Following the Evolution of the Elements Over Cosmic Time | Janice Lee (STScI) & Paul Scowen (GSFC) | 01:01:00 |
| Q&A | ||
| Working Groups: Summaries, Status, & Plans 2 | ||
| Understanding the Solar System in its Galactic Context | Ty Robinson (Arizona) & Evgenya Shkolnik (ASU) | 01:26:50 |
| Discovering Living Worlds | Giada Arney (GSFC) & Niki Parenteau (ARC) | 01:39:24 |
| Q&A | ||
| Science Case Simulation | Natasha Batalha (ARC) & Rachel Osten (STScI) | 01:53:43 |
| Science Data Simulation | Tom Greene (ARC) & Jason Tumlinson (STScI) | 02:00:36 |
| Science-Engineering Interface | Patrick Morrissey (JPL) & Breann Sitarski (GSFC) | 02:09:35 |
| Q&A | ||
| Working Group: Summaries, Status, & Plans 3 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning | Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) & Bruce Dean (GSFC) | 02:27:40 |
| Comparison of Past Studies | Scott Gaudi (OSU) | 02:33:10 |
| Q&A | ||
| Systems | Mike Menzel (GSFC) & Stuart Shaklan (JPL) | 02:44:52 |
| Integrated Modeling | Marie Levine (JPL) & Alice Liu (GSFC) | 02:51:58 |
| Q&A | ||
| Breakout 1A: Scientific Focus: How to Approach the Science Case Development Document | 03:11:53 | |
| Breakout 1B: Technical Focus: Intermediate Milestones Towards CML3 | ||
| Remarks from APD | Mark Clampin (NASA HQ) | 03:25:00 |
| Breakout 2: Working Group Study Hall: Free Time for WG/SG Discussion & Planning | 03:40:29 | |
| Daily Roundup: Deliverables Checklist | Courtney Dressing (UCB) | 04:31:39 |
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Day 2: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
| Talk title (links to PDF) | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back & Logistics | Julie Crooke (NASA HQ) | 0:00 |
| Working Groups: Summaries, Status, & Plans 4 | ||
| Technology | Matt Bolcar (GSFC) & Feng Zhao (JPL) | 02:06 |
| Servicing | John Grunsfeld & Julie Van Campen (GSFC) | 08:43 |
| Mentoring & Internships | Evan Scannapieco (ASU) & Rachael Beaton (STScI) | 20:54 |
| Q&A | ||
| Communications | Travis Schirner (JPL) & Amber Straughn (GSFC) | 42:44 |
| GOMAP Synergies for Future Missions | Jessica Gaskin (MSFC) & Jim Oschmann | 50:56 |
| Q&A | ||
| Space-based Astronomy in 2030s/2040s | Tiffany Kataria (JPL) & Rob Petre (GSFC) | 01:08:28 |
| Ground-based Astronomy in 2030s/2040s | Satoshi Miyazaki (JAXA) & Mercedes Lopez-Morales (CfA) | 01:19:05 |
| Q&A | ||
| Working Group Interfaces Example | Aki Roberge (GSFC) | 01:31:54 |
| Q&A | ||
| Long-Range Plans: CML3 Deliverables, Intermediate Milestones, and Updated Schedule | John Ziemer (JPL) & Lee Feinberg (GSFC) | 01:55:12 |
| Q&A | ||
| Breakout 3A: Towards the HWO Mentorship Program | ||
| Breakout 3B: HWO Comms Strategy Development | 02:57:30 | |
| Breakout 3C: Other Discussion Topics | ||
| Breakout 4: Working Group Study Hall | ||
| Daily Roundup: Deliverables Checklist | Lee Feinberg (GSFC) | 03:46:02 |
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Day 3: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
| Talk title (links to PDF) | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back & Logistics | Joshua Pepper (NASA HQ) | 0:00 |
| Managing the WGs: Logistics & Resources Discussion | Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) | 0:30 |
| Q&A | ||
| Mid-Range Plans & Schedule | Courtney Dressing (UCB) | 42:36 |
| Q&A | ||
| Lessons from Planetary Missions | Rob Manning (JPL) | 01:50:38 |
| Reports on Breakout 3: Mentorship & Comms | Evan Scannapieco (ASU) & Amber Straughn (GSFC) | 02:31:11 |
| Group Discussion | ||
| Meeting Wrap: Deliverables, Actions, & Next Steps | Bertrand Mennesson (JPL) | 03:32:46 |
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